Crime Rates at Sketchley Gardens, London, SE16 2TA

Sketchley Gardens area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Evelyn , and the 325th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sketchley Gardens (SE16 2TA) in the last 12 months was 75.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Evelyn average (108.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sketchley Gardens (SE16 2TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bush Road, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.